Obama To Keep Pushing Putin Over Snowden -- Washington Times
The Obama administration will continue to pressure Russia to send back fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden, despite deteriorating relations between the two nations that resulted in President Obama canceling a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“This is not the focus of our engagement with Russia, but it is not something we are dropping, by any means,” White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday. “It certainly remains our position that Mr. Snowden should be returned to the United States.”
Russia announced last week it was granting Mr. Snowden asylum for one year despite a personal plea from Mr. Obama to Mr. Putin to return him to the U.S. to face criminal charges of revealing classified surveillance programs. In turn, the White House announced Wednesday that Mr. Obama was canceling a planned bilateral summit with Mr. Putin in Moscow in early September.
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My Comment: I agree with Edward Snowden's father .... it is not going to happen.
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